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One thing I neglected to mention in my blog posting yesterday about the value of Certification is the Take it Again program that is active again this year. Earning IBM Professional Certification is a smart career move. But many of us are nervous when taking the certification exam. Our “ Take it Again” promo can help build your confidence. If you don’t pass an exam on your first attempt, you can retake it for no additional cost. Take It Again is a voucher program, offered worldwide, by IBM Professional Certification . With Take It Again you... [More]

The conclusion of an intensive IDC study and in Linda Musthaler's article " Is certification valuable, or not? We have the definitive answer " is YES certifications are important! Companies need high-functioning teams that are able to transform and grow the business like never before. These teams consist of highly skilled professionals who have current and relevant knowledge. Certifications are designed to encourage people to keep learning and then to validate their skills. The results of the IDC study in the November 2009... [More]

Everyone is talking about e-books and even more e-reading devices have been announced and are waiting for your books to be loaded! Where does IBM stand in all of this? Personally I think that IBM has been at the leading edge of having e-books available about our products and technologies. Even if you don't read them, surely you've heard of IBM Redbooks . For more than 40 years, IBM has been creating "how to" books to help you build your skills on our products and technolgies. There are half a million IBM Redbooks downloaded... [More]

You're invited to a free session about Driving Business Innovation with Smart Analytics at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto the morning of February 10th.
The topic is Driving Business Innovation with Smart Analytics and it is being offered by ComputerWorld Canada’s Technology Insights . You can register at the Technology Insights Web page . Join Network World Canada editor Greg
Meckbach and his guests Glen Sheffield , IBM Information Management
Technical Specialist and Jason Gartner , IBM Business Analytics
Development Executive. ... [More]

Rebecca Bond - MY Data Champion! Have you had the pleasure of meeting Rebecca Bond in person yet? I have, and must say that my world is a better place knowing her! If you haven't, take a look at her accomplishments so you can get to know her in a virtual way. Today another of Rebecca's articles on security published in Database Journal: DB2 LUW Security - The DB2 DBA as a Locksmith. Rebecca started a blog several months ago and the focus is on security as well: DB2 LUW Security Last year IBM recognized Rebecca as a Data Champion... [More]

Yesterday I blogged about all the benefits of joining ChannelDB2.com . One of the things that I encouraged you to do is to join a group if there is a group that covers topics that you are interested in... and to participate in the groups in whatever way you can. Today I got an invite from Rav Ahuja who has just created a new group on ChannelDB2.com called " Chat with the Lab " . If you are a member of this group, you'll automatically receive a notification for upcoming or previously recorded Chat with the Lab sessions. Chat... [More]

It's been awhile since I blogged about the ChannelDB2.com . I've noticed that we now have cool posters on the walls of the lab to build awareness for ChannelDB2.com. The poster says ChannelDB2.com now has 2,388 members, 71 groups, 259 videos and presentations, discussions, and links to free books and software. Are you a member yet? I've noticed that the university relations teams are reaching out to people in universities across the world and encouraging people to join groups that are specific to their country or university. If your... [More]

Join me (as Scott's special guest) on Feb 12 at 11 am EST on The DB2Night Show Episode #12 - " The Wild Wonderful World of DB2 Resources " What will I talk about? I'm open to suggestions, but I'll likely cover the following: 1) Books published in 2009. 2) Books that are expected to publish in 2010. 3) Websites where you can get additional information about the books and have a chance to communicate directly with the authors of the books. 4) Opportunities for you to get involved in writing / reviewing or promoting books. 5) How to... [More]

IBM Information On Demand EMEA Conference 19 – 21 May 2010, Rome, Italy Registration is now open for our 3rd Information On Demand EMEA Conference 2010! This industry-leading, pan-IBM event will be held from 19 – 21 May in Rome, Italy, and provides you with the strategy and roadmap you can use to turn information into a strategic driver of innovation, business optimisation and competitive differentiation. IOD EMEA 2010 offers a world-class technical and business leadership programme and provides an unrivalled forum for to share best practices,... [More]

Happy New Year! I hope you had a restful holiday! I had a present waiting for me when I returned to work. Two books by the publisher Packt . I was recently made aware of this publisher and hope to work with them this year. Here are the two books that they sent to me to take a look at: IBM Cognos 8 Planning by Ned Riaz , Jason Edwards , and Rich Babaran This was published in July 2009 and is aimed at those who need an introduction to IBM Cognos 8 Planning. According to the cover, the book gives clear, easy to understand instructions... [More]

These IBM Redbooks were on the top of the download list for the year (in the IM area, at least). Do you have your copy yet? <!--
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Now that Amazon's Kindle is finally available in Canada ,
I'm taking the plunge and am getting one for myself as a Christmas
gift! We are so isolated in Canada, that I've never even seen one of
these book reading devices except in photos. Oh so sad! What's first to go on my Kindle? All of the books that I mentioned in my " Busy Publishing " blog entry yesterday are in Kindle format, so I'll load some or all of them! I was so impressed with authors Malcolm Gladwell and Mark Jeffries whom I met at the IOD conference .... so... [More]

2009 has been a wonderful year for the books that we've published this year! And..... the pipeline for next year is looking quite healthy. Check it out! Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers (WROX) By Antonio Cangiano Using EMC TimeFinder to Backup and Restore DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Databases (EMC ebook) By Roger Sanders, Paul Pendle, Dale McInnis, Michele Backstrom Break free with DB2 9.7: A Tour of Cost-Slashing New Features (Flashbook) By Paul Zikopoulos, Belal Tassi, Chris Eaton, George Baklarz New Intelligence for a Smarter... [More]

Episode # 8 DB2Night Show Topic: DB2 Workload Manager Friday Dec 11 11:00 EST To register for this episode click here. Mark your calendars for Episode #8 with will take place Friday Dec 11 at 11:00 EST . This
episode will be focused on the DB2 Workload Manager . Special guests include Paul
Bird from the Toronto Lab PLUS " A REAL LIVE CUSTOMER" that is using WLM in
Production. Find replays of previous
episodes and registration links for future episodes at http://www.DB2NightShow.com Susan